Dressmaker pin



April 16, 1957 J. A. HANSON 2,788,556

DRESSMAKER PIN Filed June 6, 1955 4 [a INVENTOR. g Jean A. hbnson.

United States Patent DRESSMAKER PIN Jean A. Hanson, Kansas City, Kans. Application June 6, 1955, Serial No. 513,332

1 Claim. (Cl. 24-456) This invention relates to a dressmakers pin, and more particularly to a device of that character wherein the shank of the pin has means for retaining the pin in the cloth to which it is attached so it will not be accidentally displaced. v e

Heretofore with ordinary pins wherein the shank is straight, the dressmaker placing the pin in the garment and particularly, the hem of a garment the pin was very likely to become dislodged from the material during hemming, thus hampering the dressmaker in providing a straight hem in the garment.

The present invention relates to pins for use particularly in hemming a garment of a dress or a skirt wherein a measuring device is used to assure the hem being the right distance from the floor, and the hem of the garment is then turned up and the pin inserted to hold the hem until it can be permanently attached in place by sewing.

The pin is also adaptable for other uses, such as for fitting under the arms and around the waist band, and in such instances, the shank of the pin may be bent upon itself and the point fastened by the hook on the opposite end so that the pin will not be dislodged nor the worker be likely to be injured by the sharp point of the pin.

The principal objects of the present invention are, therefore, to provide a pin having a shank with means to prevent its being dislodged while holding the hem of the garment until it can be permanently secured, to provide a pin which may be bent upon itself to form a safety device or pin; to provide a hook on the end of the pin opposite from the pointed end to hold the pointed end when the pin is used as a safety pin, and to provide a device in this character economical to manufacture and efiicient in operation.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which are shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the pin.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pin showing it attached to the hem of a garment.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pin with the shank partly bent to form a safety pin.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the pin attached to the garment with the point secured by the hook on the opposite end.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on a line 5-5, Fig. 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawings.

1 designates a pin involving the features of my invention comprising a shank or straight portion 2 having a point 3 and the opposite end bent to form an open hook pin shown as a safety 4 and a circular member or yoke 5. At substantially the center or midway of the shank 2, the shank 2 is provided with an offset portion 6 formed by bending the shank outwardly as indicated at 7 and then back to a straight line as indicated at 8 so that when the pin is inserted in a piece of material 9, the offset portion 6 will prevent the pin from being accidentally dislodged through the opening 10 made by the pin in the material.

In operation, and particularly when measuring a hem, the hem is folded upwardly as indicated at 11, and then inwardly as indicated at 12, and lies fiat against the piece of material 9, the pin is then inserted through the material including the hem now until the ofiset portion 6 passes through the material of the hem. The hook or yoke portion 5 limits the distance the pin is inserted through the material and prevents it from being pushed or pulled entirely through and the material is then held on the shank of the pin between the hook and the offset portions 6.

e As herein stated, the pin is particularly adapted for fitting of garments, and particularly, under the arms and waist portion and in such instances, should the pin be left in the garment in its extended position, there is a likelihood of the dressmaker being injured by the sharp point of the pin. In such instances, the shank may be bent at the offset portion 6, and turned backwardly and the sharp end portion 13, extended parallel with the shank portion 2 as illustrated in Figs. 1, 3 and 5, the point being engaged in the hook 4 which retains the pin in place and also prevents likelihood of injury to the dressmaker by the sharp point. e I

It will be obvious from the foregoing that I have provided an improved pin having means on the shank to prevent dislod'gment of the pin from the material in which it is being used, and one which may be bent upon the shank to provide a safety pin as desired.

What I claim and desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

A fastening device of the character described for temporarily fastening the hem of garments comprising, a single piece of wire having a shank portion, a hook member extending laterally on one end of the shank portion and the opposite end being pointed forming a prong, said shank portion being offset at substantially the center thereof and said offset portion being thinned whereby when the shank is bent the bending occurs at the thinned offset portion, said offset portion extending laterally from the side of the shank portion oppositely from the hook member and being curved at the joinder points of the body of the shank providing a recess in one side of the shank whereby the shank and offset portion is run through the material and the material of the garment will follow the recessed portion to hold the material on the shank between the offset portion and the hook member to hold the hem temporarily until it can be permanently fastened and said thinned offset portion is positioned whereby when the shank is bent the pointed prong is brought within the hook member and is held thereby.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 415,459 Hickey Nov. 19, 1889 493,401 Harrison Mar. 14, 1893 520,165 Gresley-Cox May 22, 1894 696,570 Kimball Apr. 1, 1902 1,626,30} Sakowski Apr. 26, 1927 

